The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-01
A SECRETARY FOR ERIN.
THE VOTE JUST TWO TO ONE IN
THE GOVERNMENTS FAVOR.

Mr.. Sexton Denies That There Were
Anywhe Near the Number of Boy
colts Claimed by Mr.. Balfour-Mr.
Powderly Going to Ireland to Take
an Active Part
LONDON, Aug. 3l.--Mr Sexton resumed
in the House OF Commons this evening the
debate on the vote for the Irish Secretary's
office He denied the accuracy of the gov
ernment's reports on the number of people
bovcotted The reports produced by Mr..
Balfour, Chief Secretary for Ireland, assert
ed in general that LOO persons in ireland
had either suffered from boycotting or been
protected from it by the government. Mr..
Balfour, however. refused to produce the
details of hesereports The official return,
on the other hand, certified that
for the whole of the quarter end.
ing with June there were but
fifteen acts of intimidation throughout
the whole of Ireland. Mr.. Sexton said if
the government would abandon the policy
of whisper, and give such information as
would enable the House to sift Mr. Balfour's
statement, the Parnellites would not protract
the debate.
n
hered to the accuracy of his statement
In the returns to which Mr.. Sexton al
luded boycotting was - not included
In the earlier stages of the leagues exist
ence boycotting did not, perhaps, exist
without intimidation, but the machinery of
the league had been so perfected that it
was unnecessary to resort to intimidation in
order to compel persons to give effect to
the verdict of the league.
~ ni1Ion Aoola,.A1 thot ~ his into
ton to challenge English public opinion on
the whole question of boycotting Boycott
ting, as it existed in Ireland was nothing
more than peaceful exclusive dealing of a
similar character to that practiced in
England and known as trade strikes. The
vote for the office was then passed by 110 to
S.
Mr. Chamberlain will visit Ireland in
October and viii so to America in Novem-
Der.
Lord Salisbury will make a statement in
the House OF Lords next Tuesday with ref
erence TO the American fisheries question.
VICTORY IN DEFEAT.
In the parliamentary election to fill the
vacancy in the Ramsey, or North Division
of Huntingdon, caused by the accept
ance by William Henry Fellows
tConservative), of an office under the
Crown, he was reelected over Mr..
Saunders, the GladstOnian candidate,
by vote of 2,700 to 2,4l4. In the last cleo
ton Mr.. Fellows was unoppcsed, and as the
Liberals this time came within 2S5 votes of
capturing the district they regard the re-
suit as an additional proof of the change of
English public opinion in favor of Glad
stone's Irish policy.
The government has proclaimed the pro-
jected monster meeting of the league at
Bollycoree Glare on Sunday.
The Irish land court has reduced rents in
many cases more than 80 per cent on the
Lurgan property at Aughabullogue.
EvICTING CONCLUDED
DUBLIN, Aug. 31.-The work of evicting
the tenants in arrears, on the O'Grady es
tates. Rerbertstown, was to-day concluded
without further rioting. A bed-ridden
woman, who refused to be installed as a
caretaker, was removed with her bed out
doors.
William O'Biien denounced O'Grady as a
worthless, stupid sot and highway robber,
and said that the government instead OF
muzzling the ruffian lent him soldiers and
police to protect his cowardly carcass and
to throw cd women dying on the dung hills.
POwDERLY GOING TO IRELAND.
NEw YORK, Aug 3l.--It is announced
that T. V. Powderly. General Master
Workman of the Knights of Labor will
proceed to Ireland at an early date to take
On active part in the national movements.